Strongs Number: H8198
- Hebrew Word
- שִׁפְחָה
- Transliteration
- shiphchâh
- Phonetic
- shif-khaw'
- Part of Speech
- Strongs Definition
-
see H4940); a female slave (as a member of the household)
- BDB Definition
-
1. maid, maid-servant, slavegirl
a. maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress)
b. of address, speaker, humility (fig)
- Origin
- Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family
- Bible Usage
- ({bond-} hand-) maid ({-en} {-servant}) {wench} {bondwoman} womanservant.